Wayne Price's takeaways from the NHC

Things are going to deteriorate really quick. We are looking at the approach

of the system and its affect inland. "You're talking about wind, power outages and trees being knocked down."

The real message? Start wrapping things up with hurricane preparedness.

Storm surges: "This is a situation where you'll have the heavy rain, but the

storm surges are a very life-threatening situation. This is an incredibly

vulnerable area, the Gulf of Mexico. The water piles up really quickly, it's a very

dangerous situation."

What can Tallahassee expect? "Heavy rainfall and hurricane-force winds, the potential of getting 6-10 inches of rain and on top of that hurricane-force winds. It's not just about, 'I made it through the storm, it's afterward, being able to get by without power in some areas for potentially about a week."

We expect about 120-mph winds when Hurricane Michael makes landfall.

Yes, there is Tropical Storm Nadine and Tropical Storm Leslie brewing in the Atlantic, with Leslie expected to become a hurricane again. But, the focus is on Hurricane Michael.

Georgia and the Carolinas will also see some impacts from Hurricane Michael. You'll have rain, coupled with the wind, trees down, and power outages.

Some of the things we try to stress: "It's not necessarily just on the coast, some of the water gets pushed in further inland. You could be well inland and start seeing these storm surge values."